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Using Grammar & Style
CheckerMaking Corrections to Sentences
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Introduction
Grammar & Style is designed torecognize most common errors in
writing
It does NOT catch all mistakes Mistakes caught are not always
necessary to fix
The system design evaluates and offerssolutions to the problems.
Review your suggestions to determine if
changes are necessary.
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Instructions -
Enable Grammar and Style Checker inMSWord Options.
Place the example sentence into an
MSWord file, click on Spelling andGrammar checker.
See the notes, make the same
corrections, click again on the Spellingand Grammar checker.
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Example 1:
Generally speaking education may bedefined as an act or an experience whichformatively impacts the character, mindand/or physical capability of a person.
MSWord says: Education and highlights Generally Speaking
education in green. Click change. Now the checkershows a comma after experience and before which.Click change. Now the checker shows other optionsfor impacts affects or influences select the
most appropriate option and click change. Now thechecker shows a comma after mind which is aseries, click change. Click ignore once for thepassive sentence suggestion. Your new sentence israted at 14.9 Flesch Kincaid Grade Level.
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New Sentence:
Education may be defined as an act oran experience, which formatively
influences the character, mind, and/or
physical capability of a person.
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Example 1 - Notes
Generally speaking where this termis necessary it can be noted
Numerous researchers define
education Comma before which but not before
that
Series can have a comma before theword and and or, but are not
required to have this. In most cases, it
is a good policy to add the comma.
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Passive Sentences
Passive Sentences are: Defined as A verb form or voice in which the
grammatical subject receives the verb'saction. Contrast with active voice.
(http://grammar.about.com/od/pq/g/pasvoiceterm.htm) Passive sentences are acceptable in written
dissertations and thesis work; however,should be limited to one per paragraph.
Fix be changing word content or wordorganization within the paragraph. (more onPassive Sentences will be developed inanother PowerPoint).
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Example 2:
The procedure by which teachers ensurethat the lessons taught within the classroomare smoothly run and are fully understood bythe students is referred to as classroom
management. MSWord only recognizes that passive
phrases are in the sentence. Other problemsexist within this sentence. Read the sentence
aloud. The word phrases, when read allowed, read
as if commas should be placed within aseries. Remove the awkward aspects of this
sentence by moving the sentence phrases.
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New Sentence:
The procedure by which teachersensure that the lessons taught withinthe classroom are smoothly run and
are fully understood by the students isreferred to as classroommanagement.
Classroom management is referred to
as the procedure designed to managelessons, including the methods thatenhance ease of learning andunderstanding.
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Active Voice -
Dissertation and thesis work shouldfocus on Active Voice in contrast to
Passive voice.
Defined as The verb form in whichthe subject of the sentence performs
or causes the action expressed by
the verb. Contrast with passive voice.(http://grammar.about.com/od/ab/g/activevoiceterm.htm )
Review examples from the above link.
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Example 3:
The importance of classroommanagement in the optimization ofstudents academic performance cannotbe overemphasized and it is necessary
that every academic institution workstowards optimizing the classroommanagement strategies applied so as tooptimally achieve the basic objective ofeducation which is the transference ofaccumulated knowledge.
Read this sentence aloud, then use
MSWord Spelling and Grammar checker.
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Example 3 (cont.)
MSWord finds disagreement with theword works and recommends work;
however, when read aloud, work is not
an appropriate replacement. We can useother words for works including
strive.
The verb confusion is the case of the
verb read aloud, the verb must include
an s; however, this is not the case.
Redesign the sentence to fit the needs of
the correct usage of both verbs and
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Correcting Example 3a:
When completing the options of theMSWord Spelling and Grammar
checker, it identifies so as, a
comma before which, and a splitinfinitive (not covered in this PowerPoint).
Rewrite the sentence after reading
aloud, remember where you speak apause, there should be a comma.
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Correcting Example 3b:
The importance of classroommanagement (pause) in the optimization
of students academic performance
(pause) cannot be overemphasized andit is necessary that every academic
institution works towards optimizing the
classroom management strategies
applied so as to optimally achieve thebasic (awkward) objective of education
(pause) which is the transference of
accumulated knowledge.
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Correcting Example 3c:
The importance of classroommanagement, in the optimization ofstudents academic performance, cannot beoveremphasized and it is necessary that every academic institution works towardsoptimizing the classroom management strategies applied so as to optimally
achieve the basic (awkward) objective of education,which is the transference of accumulatedknowledge.
After adding the commas for pauses,
return to the checker to optimally achieve is identified as a splitinfinitive at this time we will only reword thesentences not evaluate this term.
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Correcting Example 3d:
The optimization of students academicperformance cannot be overemphasizedas a necessary aspect of classroommanagement; additionally, it is necessary
that every academic institution developstrategies designed to works towards thegoals of optimization as a primary factorin the transference of accumulatedknowledge.
Click on the checker, you have includedall your words and the Flesch-Kincaid
Grade level is 20.3.
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Practice Instructions:
Use the following examples by copyand paste into your MSWord file.
Run the Spelling and Grammar
Checker on each individually. Make Corrections and submit those
corrections to a note in Base Camp for
Review.
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Practice Sentence 1:
It is very important to ensure thateducation is provided under conditions
that do not annihilate the self esteem
of the students.
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Practice Sentence 2:
This method of discipline is generallyperceived as a method that is very
simple to understand.
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Practice Sentence 3:
Skinner developed the BehaviorModification model which applies
rewards and punishments as a means
of controlling the behaviors ofstudents.
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Practice Sentence 4:
There is therefore an indication thatthe success of a particular approach
to classroom management is
dependent on factors like the learningenvironment, the students personal
behaviors and the personal
participation and dedication of thestudents in the classroom as a result
of the classroom management
approach applied.
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Resources:
http://grammar.about.com/od/ab/g/activevoiceterm.htm
http://grammar.about.com/od/terms/Gl
ossary_of_Grammatical_Rhetorical_Terms.htm
http://grammar.about.com/
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/index2.htm
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